137. Caroline Bicks, "Monsters in the Archive"

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Professor Caroline Bicks discussing her book on Stephen King and its connections to Shakespeare.

Galley Beggar Press's forthcoming books, and we talk to Professor Caroline Bicks about her new book, Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear With Stephen King, which draws on her time researching King's notes and early drafts, her talks with him, and finding synergies between King's work and Shakespeare's. Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison Instagram: A...

People in this episode

Hosts: Lori Feathers, Sam Jordison

Guest: Caroline Bicks

Topics covered

• Stephen King
• literary analysis
• Shakespeare
• book discussion
• archives
• fear

Keywords

• Stephen King
• Caroline Bicks
• Monsters in the Archives
• literary research
• Shakespeare
• Galley Beggar Press
• book interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Galley Beggar Press

Books & works: Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear With Stephen King

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